Montgomery Bell Academy's Long Mountain Observatory near McMinnville, TN was completed in 2011. The observatory is equipped with a PlaneWave CDK 24 telescope and integrated rotating focuser on a PlaneWave Ascension 200HR mount. The telescope is equipped with an SBIG STL 11000M camera with Astrodon L-R-G-B-Ha-V-Rc-Ic filters to permit RGB and narrow band imaging as well as photometry and exoplanet light curve research.

Below are links to photos of the observatory's construction and equipment. To the right are the first astronomical images taken at the site.